Crowd calendar · December 2026
The least crowded days at Walt Disney World in December 2026 on SupaPark's long-range model are Thu Dec 3 (4.8/10), Thu Dec 10 (4.8), Tue Dec 1 (5), averaged across all four parks on the 1–10 crowd scale. The busiest is Mon Dec 21 at 10. December 2026 is beyond SupaPark's detailed forecast, which currently runs through Nov 13, 2026, so these days are directional and switch to detailed numbers automatically.
Data as of Oct 14, 2026, 1:09 PM ET. Source: SupaPark's served crowd forecast.
Forecast status: December 2026 is beyond SupaPark's detailed forecast, which currently runs through Nov 13, 2026. Every day below comes from the long-range model: a per-park level that is directional — good for ranking days against each other — but not graded day by day, and with no wait-minute forecast. Each day switches to a detailed, graded level as it enters the window; the page refreshes every hour.
Magic Kingdom closes early to day guests on 17 nights in December 2026 for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party (Tue Dec 1, Thu Dec 3, Fri Dec 4, Sun Dec 6, Tue Dec 8, Thu Dec 10, Fri Dec 11, Sun Dec 13, Mon Dec 14, Tue Dec 15, Wed Dec 16, Thu Dec 17, Fri Dec 18, Sat Dec 19, Sun Dec 20, Mon Dec 21, Tue Dec 22). Some dates follow the typical party cadence and are not yet confirmed by Disney. On those days plan Magic Kingdom for the morning or pick another park for the evening.
| Date | Magic Kingdom | EPCOT | Hollywood Studios | Animal Kingdom | Average | Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Dec 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Long-range |
| Wed Dec 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Long-range |
| Thu Dec 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 | Long-range |
| Fri Dec 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | Long-range |
| Sat Dec 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Long-range |
| Sun Dec 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5.8 | Long-range |
| Mon Dec 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | Long-range |
| Tue Dec 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Long-range |
| Wed Dec 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Long-range |
| Thu Dec 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 | Long-range |
| Fri Dec 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | Long-range |
| Sat Dec 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5.8 | Long-range |
| Sun Dec 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5.8 | Long-range |
| Mon Dec 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6.3 | Long-range |
| Tue Dec 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | Long-range |
| Wed Dec 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Long-range |
| Thu Dec 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Long-range |
| Fri Dec 18 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | Long-range |
| Sat Dec 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | Long-range |
| Sun Dec 20 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8.5 | Long-range |
| Mon Dec 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Long-range |
| Tue Dec 22 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9.5 | Long-range |
| Wed Dec 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9.5 | Long-range |
| Thu Dec 24 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9.5 | Long-range |
| Fri Dec 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Long-range |
| Sat Dec 26 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9.5 | Long-range |
| Sun Dec 27 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9.3 | Long-range |
| Mon Dec 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9.3 | Long-range |
| Tue Dec 29 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Long-range |
| Wed Dec 30 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8.8 | Long-range |
| Thu Dec 31 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Long-range |
On the long-range model, December 2026 averages 7/10 across the four parks: weekdays 6.9/10, weekends 7.3/10.
What history says. SupaPark's own measured wait archive starts in July 2026, so we have no measured December from a previous year — and we will not invent one. The holiday weeks inside this month are the clearest pattern the model sees: Christmas week 2026 (Dec 20–Dec 26) averages 9.5/10 across the four parks, against 6.3/10 for the rest of December in the same model. New Year's week 2026–27 (Dec 27–Jan 2) averages 9.1/10 across the four parks, against 6.4/10 for the rest of December and January in the same model.
The least crowded days at Walt Disney World in December 2026 on SupaPark's long-range model are Thu Dec 3 (4.8/10), Thu Dec 10 (4.8), Tue Dec 1 (5), averaged across all four parks on the 1–10 crowd scale. The busiest is Mon Dec 21 at 10. December 2026 is beyond SupaPark's detailed forecast, which currently runs through Nov 13, 2026, so these days are directional and switch to detailed numbers automatically.
On the long-range model, weekdays average 6.9/10 and weekends 7.3/10 across the four parks for December 2026.
Tue Dec 1, 2026 at crowd level 4/10, on the long-range model.
Tue Dec 1, 2026 at crowd level 6/10, on the long-range model.
Tue Dec 1, 2026 at crowd level 5/10, on the long-range model.
Wed Dec 2, 2026 at crowd level 4/10, on the long-range model.
Christmas week 2026 (Dec 20–Dec 26) averages 9.5/10 across the four parks, against 6.3/10 for the rest of December in the same model.
New Year's week 2026–27 (Dec 27–Jan 2) averages 9.1/10 across the four parks, against 6.4/10 for the rest of December and January in the same model.
Days beyond the detailed forecast come from SupaPark's long-range model: directional (good for ranking days against each other), not graded day by day, and with no wait-minute forecast. The detailed forecast covers about the next 30 days and is graded daily against measured waits; this page refreshes every hour and switches each day over as it enters that window.
The crowd level is SupaPark's 1–10 scale of how busy a park feels. Inside the detailed forecast it is set from the forecast midday average posted wait of that park's headliners (1 = under 24 min, 2 = 24–29, 3 = 30–35, 4 = 36–41, 5 = 42–47, 6 = 48–54, 7 = 55–61, 8 = 62–68, 9 = 69–76, 10 = 77+ min); beyond it the long-range model bands its own daily index onto the same scale. Over the last 30 days, SupaPark's park-level forecasts missed the measured headliner average by 9.1 min on average (18,061 graded park-hours) — see supapark.com/accuracy.
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